If you don’t want more corn in your gas tank, BoatUS says boaters need to speak up now
THE ISSUE: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the 2005 federal law that requires the blending of biofuels such as corn-ethanol into our gasoline. When it was written, it assumed that America’s use of gasoline would continue to rise and mandated escalating amounts of biofuels to be blended with our fuel. Since 2005, however, gasoline usage has actually declined steadily, which today forces more ethanol into less gasoline.
To keep up with this RFS mandate, in 2010 the EPA permitted E15 (fuel containing up to 15% ethanol) into the marketplace. Even though E15 is prohibited from being used ....

Senator Coons highlights Delaware impacts of President Obama’s 2016 budget
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year reflects progress on a number of priorities of U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.).
“The federal budget is a reflection of our nation’s values and priorities, and what’s clear from the Administration’s FY16 budget request is that President Obama’s priority is our middle class… as it should be,” Senator Coons said on Tuesday. “Our economy is growing and our government should invest in it. As Congress prepares its own budget and — hopefully — proceeds with a responsible appropriation process, I hope it will keep these v....

NCLR: President's budget makes critical investments in Latino families
Yesterday, President Obama laid out his proposed 2016 budget, which would effectively repeal sequestration while providing more funding for critical programs that help middle- and low-income families. NCLR (National Council of La Raza) supports the president’s proposal and encourages Congress to pass a budget that targets communities that have yet to feel the benefits of the economic recovery.
“We hope that Congress can find common ground on key aspects of the president’s vision to invest in children, strengthen working families grow the economy,” said Eric Rodriguez, vice president of th....

Biden at the National Archives
Yesterday (Sept.10), the National Archives was honored to host Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden as he commemorated the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Violence Against Women Act. The Vice President drafted the act as a Senator from Delaware.
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero opened the event with remarks on the vital role that the National Archives plays in maintaining the original records of the nation. The National Archives, as the nation’s recordkeeper, holds all of the Acts of Congress in our records including the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, ....

Happy Labor Day!
Labor Day in the United States is a holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September.
It is a celebration of the American labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers.
It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their country.

President Obama visits Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
"When it comes to supporting you and your families, the American people stand united. We support you. We are proud of you. We stand in awe of your service." —President Obama to troops during a surprise visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Sunday, May 25th.
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Senator Coons stays #Up4Climate to urge action on climate change
Mr. President, I’d like to thank my colleague from Oregon, Senator Merkley, who's done a tremendous job laying out both the scientific case, and the compelling economic case, the cultural case, the global case for why we here in the senate need to wake up, need to listen to the indisputable evidence of what climate change is doing in our home states, to our country, and around the world.
Mr. President, even now as we speak here in this chamber, my own three children – Maggie, Michael and Jack – are asleep at home. And as I reflected on this past summer I was struck by something, an experi....

Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana Mexico-New York
The International Run Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana Mexico-New York is a relay run from Mexico City to New York that brings together two nations and thousands of families divided by the border.
Departing from the most sacred place in Mexico, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the torch passes through every state where families of immigrants reside. In this run, family members of Mexican immigrants carry a torch in Mexico which will be touched later on by their relatives who live in the New York City area.
Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana Mexico New York 2013 went through some towns whi....

BROTHERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING CHURCHES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES
WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Barrett Staton, 36, of Nokomis, Florida and his brother, Matthew Staton, 37, of Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, were sentenced on December 13, 2013, in federal court for defrauding numerous Pennsylvania and Florida-based churches, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. Barrett Staton was sentenced to 108 months in prison, five years supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,070,529.74 in restitution. Matthew Staton was sentenced to 60 months in prison, three years super....

BROTHERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING CHURCHES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES
WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Barrett Staton, 36, of Nokomis, Florida and his brother, Matthew Staton, 37, of Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, were sentenced on December 13, 2013, in federal court for defrauding numerous Pennsylvania and Florida-based churches, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. Barrett Staton was sentenced to 108 months in prison, five years supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,070,529.74 in restitution. Matthew Staton was sentenced to 60 months in prison, three years super....